[Football] Saudi consortium to take over Newcastle

[blue-shifted]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...keover-sportswashing-saudi-consortium-amnesty

Any thoughts on this? Or about Saudi's increasing activity in the sporting world generally?

My personal view is that a lot of Newcastle fans (well the ones I know anyway) would rather have a body connected to the Saudi state than a Londoner on principle, and will as most fans would, quite happily not consider where the money came from, as long as it comes.

 

[Ernest]

Won't happen, Amanda Stavely has been sniffing around Newcastle for years and nothing has ever happened. If they had the money the first thing you'd know about it is when the deal was SINGED and delivered like the take-overs at Chelsea and Man City

 

[Papa Lazarou]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...keover-sportswashing-saudi-consortium-amnesty

Any thoughts on this? Or about Saudi's increasing activity in the sporting world generally?

My personal view is that a lot of Newcastle fans (well the ones I know anyway) would rather have a body connected to the Saudi state than a Londoner on principle, and will as most fans would, quite happily not consider where the money came from, as long as it comes.

Always good to have the Saudi's involved, with their moral leadership.

 

[Stat Brother]

Always good to have the Saudi's involved, with their moral leadership.

Yet their record as employers is still more wholesome than Ashley's.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Haway Shearer

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Whether or not it actually comes to pass, the fact is that Middle Eastern money of dubious ethics is happening in world sports from football to horse racing and others....
Newcastle could certainly do with a new direction.... many people would welcome it. Mind you we don’t want too many mega rich clubs leaving the rest of us behind..

 

[Surf's Up]

As I understand it old matey (i.e. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman) will be in control - what could possibly go wrong do I hear you ask

 

[Stat Brother]

As I understand it old matey (i.e. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman) will be in control - what could possibly go wrong do I hear you ask

Fingers crossed, enough to have the Geordies screaming for Ashley to come and save them.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Mike Ashley, is one of the highest tax payers in the UK, there's a lot of "national treasure's" that aren't.

 

[Arthur]

If Newcastle are worth £340m what are we worth?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Always good to have the Saudi's involved, with their moral leadership.

Now, as it ever was: the English fawn over anyone with a title, and the entitled fawn over anyone with money.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG9kvcgqBks

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Fingers crossed, enough to have the Geordies screaming for Ashley to come and save them.

I'm sure some of them are regretting the Chinese telecoms giant didn't show a hand. They would then have been able to shout "Huawei the lads!"

Not at all sininster. Hang on....I seem to be losing conscinsnees.......

 

[Bozza]

If Newcastle are worth £340m what are we worth?

£224m according to this...

https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showthread.php?372552-Albion-valued-at-%A3224-million

....which valued Newcastle at £383m, so not too far away from the reported value of this deal.

 

[Weststander]

Newcastle fans won’t give a toss, just as Abramovich and Mansour were met with open arms, no matter their associates, sauce of wealth and the human rights record of Mansour’s Abu Dhabi.

It’s football. Fans only care about the money spent and trophies, plus the PL and EFL don’t do ethics.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I'm sure some of them are regretting the Chinese telecoms giant didn't show a hand. They would then have been able to shout "Huawei the lads!"

Not al all sininster. Hang on....I seem to be losing conscinsnees.......

Even better if it was a co-investment with Dubai ruler Sheikh Al MakhTOON.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Even better if it was a co-investment with Dubai ruler Sheikh Al MakhTOON.

Tish boom

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Newcastle fans won’t give a toss, just as Abramovich and Mansour were met with open arms, no matter their associates, sauce of wealth and the human rights record of Mansour’s Abu Dhabi.

It’s football. Fans only care about the money spent and trophies, plus the PL and EFL don’t do ethics.

To a point. As long as the owner, if local (a Brit) has had no truck with The Others (another English club). I was under the impression the current Toon owner has spent more than any, previously, even bringing Rafa in (could we do that? ) and the real reason the Toon unwashed hate him is because he is a Londoner who supports another club.

Goes to show the scope for hatred is greatest against the nearest neighbours (the French, anyone? And, if you are a sweaty, paddy or sheepshagger, the English? ). If the owner comes from some far-away bongo-bongo land, it hardly matters that he may be a gun-toting cannibal muslim on crack, as long as he puts up the cash for players. The rules all change when the owner looks like a local but doesn't profess to bleed local football blood.

People are a masterpiece of hypocrisy.

 

[Weststander]

To a point. As long as the owner, if local (a Brit) has had no truck with The Others (another English club). I was under the impression the current Toon owner has spent more than any, previously, even bringing Rafa in (could we do that? ) and the real reason the Toon unwashed hate him is because he is a Londoner who supports another club.

Goes to show the scope for hatred is greatest against the nearest neighbours (the French, anyone? And, if you are a sweaty, paddy or sheepshagger, the English? ). If the owner comes from some far-away bongo-bongo land, it hardly matters that he may be a gun-toting cannibal muslim on crack, as long as he puts up the cash for players. The rules all change when the owner looks like a local but doesn't profess to bleed local football blood.

People are a masterpiece of hypocrisy.

A neighbour and friend is a life long NUFC supporter. He says that Ashley’s net spend was bugger all in the first many years of his ownership. Only finally opening the purse strings in the last 2 summer windows, to protect their PL status. Owning Newcastle has been all about advertising the Sports Direct brand.

 

[worthingseagull123]

Big club.

Not many can get 50,000 + every week

 

[Weststander]

Even better if it was a co-investment with Dubai ruler Sheikh Al MakhTOON.

As long as Sheikh Al MaKEM is kept out of any deal.

There’d be uproar on Tyneside.